Folder File Limits

[Lee]

Is there a limit to the number of files you can store in a
folder without causing any problems?

Thanks

Lee

 

[R. C. White]

Hi, Lee.

Have a look at this page:
Size Limitations in NTFS and FAT File Systems
http://www.microsoft.com/library/sh...p?dtcnfg=/technet/treeview/deeptreeconfig.xml

It's specifically for WinXP, but the limits depend on the FILE system (FAT,
NTFS, etc.) rather than the OPERATING system (Win9x/ME, Win2K/XP, etc.), so
your answer should be there.

Remember that, to Windows, a folder is "just another file".

RC

 

[Jeff Patterson [MSFT]]

Lee,

The tested limit is around 20 million files within one directory.

Jeff Patterson
Microsoft Support